Listing Bits Listing Bits Episode 74: Zillow’s One Data Source Solution for MLSs – with Katie Smithson of Bridge Interactive
NAR’s MLS Policy Statement 8.6 goes into effect on September 1, 2022.
So, what tools are available to make the implementation of the new One Data Source Policy easier for MLSs?
Katie Smithson is Director of MLS Relations at Zillow Group, where she leads the team building their MLS data licensing and distribution platform, Bridge Interactive. Prior to joining Zillow, she spent eight years with W+R Studios as Director of Enterprise Sales and Director of MLS Services.
On this episode of Listing Bits, Katie walks us through Policy Statement 8.6, explaining what problems the mandate does solve and why it’s a problem to provide vendors and brokers with data in a single feed.
Katie discusses the Bridge platform’s current functionality and describes the new feature her team is developing to help MLSs implement 8.6, the One Data Source Solution.
Listen in to understand how MLSs can use Bridge to auto-approve certain vendor agreements and find out if the One Data Source Solution is right for you.
What’s Discussed:
How MLS Policy Statement 8.6 requires that MLSs offer participants data in a single feed
The security issue with leaving it up to brokers and vendors to know what data can be used in a VOW, IDX or back-office feed
What problems the new One Data Source Policy does solve
How the Bridge platform alleviates pain points around data distribution for MLSs
What differentiates the Bridge platform from CoreLogic’s Trestle
How Katie thinks about asking MLS boards to give Zillow their data (and pay for the service)
How Bridge gives MLSs a simple way to combine existing data feeds for members
The benefit of adding field-specific tags to MLS metadata via the Bridge One Data Source Solution
How MLSs can use Bridge to auto-approve certain vendors or certain types of data access agreements
Connect with Katie:
Email: katiesm [at] zillowgroup [dot] com
Resources:
CMLS Implementation Guide—One Data Source Policy 8.6
Marilyn Wilson’s TSA Pre-Check Concept
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